The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-05
EULOGY ON BEECHER.
DIR. Parkei's Masterfnl ER0rt,
He Moves His Audience to Tears
BY HIS ElOquence.
Beecher rs Revealed In His Won
dr0us Pulpit Disc0urses.
He Uttered Messages from Heaven;
Messages for All Lands.
A Very Remarkable Tribute 10 the
Dead-Almoat an Absolute
Dedication Of.
the Man.


the Man.
NBw YoRK, Oct. 4.-Tde Rev. DR..
Parker, OF the City temple, London,
delivered his eulogy on Henry Ward
Beecher at the Academy Of Music,
Brooklyn, tonight. He was intro.
duced by DR.. Charles II. Hall, who
preached the sermon at Mr.. Bsecher's
funeral. On the platform we're the
officers Of the Thirteenth regiment, Of
which Mr.. Beecher was chaplain, and
many prominent city officials and
clerpymen. The Academy was veil
filed. Mrs. Beecher. with q party Of
Iriende, occupied ono Of the boxes.
Dr.. Parker was listened TO with
marked attention, and was frequently
applaudsd. His pathetic reiefe noes
to Mr. Beecher moved many to tears.
The following were HE concluding
words:
"Mr. Bet ohCi's discourses were
un'qne In their intellectual range
though not free from a certain
monotony Of conception and even
form. Other men have occasional
power; now and sgain they can soar
high aud work miracles In thought
AMI eloquence; some invisible moon
brings up tho tide OF mental energy;
they make supreme sfoits, and suffer
days after In cons, qnence 81 un-
ususl expenditure OF fierce. They
thus amtZs themtelves and
amsEs others, and are pepsively
inquired about as men who are hardly
exps cted TO recover from their inhnite
fatigue. Mr.. Beecher was great with
out toll, mighty without ext austiop,
and 90 redundant we're his pulpit mir
acles that they were In danger OF being
treated az commonplsces. Other meme
sermons were but hie introductio 10,
Where they said amen TO their own
relief and the delight OF many, no
paii, ri. stly'; when they bad
: given out al their bre, d,
Dc organ 70 Iohu ino huloo
With intellectual luyuiies drawn from
every field and vineyard accessible 10
: pulpit genius. Then the mon otony oil
. the mere framework or outline was
7 forgotten In the multitude and vivid.
Z ness Of the illustIaiions which turn, d
q abstract truth into concrete pictures
y Mr.. ID iecher had = supreme giii o.
A. Language, an Was betohened by bu
~ pliant.hke .yee- EYES 90 foil as bhak
10 epeare's, az radiant M Gfadstone's, a
ID expressive rs Geuieh's. In the nee Q
70 words
'e Nh Was A skfRosAsCK.
y uncopsoio usiy 90 20 q large extent, 10,
!, he never knew how we'll he was n
y pressing himself. Yel 10 limit his elo.
= Quenee 10 hin words we're either ipnor'
!. Al CO or 10 juetioe. Fluency In q
preacher 10 often q disease; In some
Instances it 10 . crims-Alwsys q crime
when IL depoeee eonseience and pro
iers its own wlndinees 10 honest psit y
taking. Mr.. Be lchsr's eloqut nee
Q was like the nuency Of N,
Atlantie-a constant motion, 9
mysterious depth, an inhbit,
n carsss or an ibhnite assault. OF Gu
y sain,ed friend Il msy be truly cal,
u that his Thoughts were greater tia
x bis language. Every void had II
d own tint OF intelleotta al b auty; ever,
!. sentence Ito own freight Of riel
7. msaning; every sermon its gallery o
= pic uIes or lie gahry Of tt.rs, Hi
n words we're inpumeisble becsuse hi
u thoughts we're counllfss. We bA,,
y. bad great prtscbera In Enelat d. Bu
Mr.. Betcher stood apart fom thru
by the very fact that whilst they Iuf'
. chat ed their pulpit eminenee by great
U expenditure OF ,fou he was free
J. born. He tollsd nor, nor yet did Ia
: spin, yet the riate pcmp and clA sif
. unity OF otheu vtre not 10 lie com
pared with his artlsM simplicity,
, Artistic preachers voik literary mir.
aclss on paper, but every where the
y cunning band IL eeeD, tho rssping az
= 10 heard, the process Il cloud mahinI
. Ia patent, and the allo ment oil ib'
. allded pebbles that are b play the
' part OF stars 10 trick n nj can b FOL
o lowed by tho naked eye. NJthinl
mechanical kas yet been discovers,
. In Mr.. Bseh' re preaching.
!. nu H. eussr nRnATnISe;
d Sound Of hammer or Of tfo gel her.
n 10 pops. Gall 1, perennial ionn'sln
coll 10 q grovips bafveH, call u ,
d brishtenifg ,ummsr day, and you
m f1ure will not h. remote from tn
10 phenomenal 10 ility hat never liheI
m tba, presehitt 20 sny work Of art O
mans device. IL iuiot too much 3
SAY that 10 many preseheis NJ
Btchef's method gave . new conosp
lion oi the pota bility Of presehir !
The whole Idsn Of the ssimtn va
enlarged. A termen Was no long,
q On analysis OF words, q dreary ere q
" lion 90 O dittrlbuiioh Of Iaticula'l
A. q pedsniio difpby ~ ksru,d i,i,
:. rance, an ortlsuRbt tn mttd ons u
te.blsp,e) upon abs, nj coubi.p 8 y
" d. ed IL tds's; nor vss " q vi Inc, =
" ibogsnsive plsiiti de End inisbii
N homlly or o eondiment fjr dslicst
Q. souls. l. ~sr an smsslns combinr
4. ton Of phil sophy, poetry, emo.io'
"a and human enthusa' m, II csttre,
ID 10 Christ Aod oil lutte, a d TO bhtI
10 men into right slsnone with a.,
" Ether TIE sermon vas no, sl
~ OF lee, 10 be- ssE d It. but
II gospel to be- ne'ited, u d
% wins goepe, sddr srrd 70 b
10 tiniul. The brtk,B L.sr,d, the losi
A. The hop.lrsf. I, wa a m~,ss- iron
is beaver F; = usSsg" ior oil lasjs, al
Of ,ines, .ll ioals . mssssss whoe
moral me- .siy io.i Dothins on acsouo
OF its human sympathy, but game
the more by resson Of is tender 'sau
aod lie eager importantly NJ
Bssth st's sefu o,r never thdebts,
- men, never tea them, never 10
n PEELED them. hir ., ntlment ,hei,
10, wa, no ieebisnesa. Hs tesrs sgi'
I tnose Of q strong man; blssympalh. "a